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[d4n3lu]

My name is Dan I am the owner of Danny's Lawn Care we do Lawn Maintance for residential and comercial, Compleate Landscaping, Spring/Fall CleanUP Snow Removal, Ice control and more, been in business for 2 years and trying to grow more...

[Steve]

Hi Dan,

Welcome to our forum! What got you to start your lawn care business?

Hello. My name is Mark Mantyla, Lansing, Michigan knew from about 10 years old this is what i wanted to do. Got lucky and had a cousin that owned a business and wanted out when i was about 20. Got into it cheap and we are still going strong now. Anyone wants to chat about the business i am almost always on yahoo

TheLawnBoss@yahoo.com

[Steve]

Hi Mark,

Welcome to out forum!

What advice do you have for other new lawn care business owners just starting out?

few things that have worked well for me.

1. Do not grow too fast
2. find a niche and stick with it. ours has been to not grow very big, we emphisize that an owner is on the property every week.
3. GIVE AWAY STUFF, i tell my guys that EVERY week we will do someones yard for free, weather it is an old lady that is struggling, or someone that just seems too busy. THis always comes back to pay off.

gotta run for now, will try to get some more later

[Steve]

3. GIVE AWAY STUFF, i tell my guys that EVERY week we will do someones yard for free, weather it is an old lady that is struggling, or someone that just seems too busy. THis always comes back to pay off.

How do you go about finding who's yard to do for free? Also do you promote this? How do you suggest letting everyone know you do such good deeds?

Originally Posted by Steve

How do you go about finding who's yard to do for free? Also do you promote this? How do you suggest letting everyone know you do such good deeds?

we do NOT promote this in any way. we dont even talk about it normally. basically just being observant. little old lady sweating her *** off trying to mow in august, we just pull up and do it. we dont even worry about telling people we did it. we just think it is the right thing to do. that ladies family will definatly know about it. of course we give her a couple business cards before we go.

another way, we try to get to know all our neighbors. what they do for a living. when we know these things, we can keep on eye on their lawns, if they get out of hand, we just take care of it. they normally know who it is.

[Steve]

we do NOT promote this in any way. we dont even talk about it normally. basically just being observant. little old lady sweating her *** off trying to mow in august, we just pull up and do it. we dont even worry about telling people we did it. we just think it is the right thing to do. that ladies family will definatly know about it. of course we give her a couple business cards before we go.

another way, we try to get to know all our neighbors. what they do for a living. when we know these things, we can keep on eye on their lawns, if they get out of hand, we just take care of it. they normally know who it is.

That is wonderful of you to do that! Very kind!

Have you ever gotten any feedback from anyone later on where this act of kindness on your part came up? Or where you got a job because of something nice you did?

[bnclawncare]

This is something that we have also done in the past. I do not do it to promote anything or am I looking to gain from it. I have done it because I have a kind heart.

One example is that I have an elderly lady that I mow for. Both her husband and her daughter were murdered, both years apart. So she lives alone. I have went up there, mowed her yard, sometimes on her birthday and sometimes on mothers day, and like always before, she'll walk out there with her check book to pay me and I'll tell her this one is on the house followed by happy mothers day or happy birthday. She'll say, Brian, I am going to whip you. I'll say, you have to catch me first, lol. This is something, without her telling me, that I know she appreciates, no doubt. She also on occations puts an extra 5 or 10 in my check. I just save it up a few times and mow her yard again for free.

I have made true friends with all of my customers. We have a huge trust with each other. How many customers will walk out and give you a blank check and say, fill it out for what I owe you?? Or how many customers do you know that will give you a key to there house?? I have many!

I think it is great to give back to people, they will in turn give back to you!

Steve, how about my banner?? LOL.

[Steve]

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Steve, how about my banner?? LOL.

What name and number would you like on it?